The growth in private label is likely to slow, although a shift in consumers’ loyalty from branded to own-label lines is “permanent”, according to European research. A report by retail...

The Fairtrade movement has received another push today with the announcement of Cadbury’s plans to achieve Fairtrade certification on their Dairy Milk chocolate by Easter 2010. The UK confectioner,...

Goodman Fielder, Australia’s largest publicly listed food manufacturer, has reported a 6.5 per cent surge in sales despite headwinds from “depressed consumer confidence” and increased...

Food lovers around the nation are confident that Australian grown food is best, according to new research by craft beer specialist James Squire. The consumer study discovered that around 84% of Australian...

Research from America has discovered that the recession is adversely affecting consumers’ healthy eating behaviour. Results from Technomic’s recent consumer survey show that, while over half...

The maker of the Four n’ Twenty pie has today announced a 21.3 per cent decline in profit despite seeing sales up by 9.3 per cent in the 2008/09 Financial Year. Patties Foods advised that the main...

Low-sodium brands may struggle to gain traction with consumers as recipe changes affect a product’s taste, a leading US nutritionist said on Friday. With research into US consumers claiming that...

Don KRC has received backing from the Victorian Government for their plan to boost plant capacity while reducing emissions. The Victorian Government said they were keen to support the major investment...

The H.J. Heinz Company, one of the world’s largest food manufacturers, has reported a 4.5 per cent lift in sales in the first quarter, after stripping out the negative impact of currency movements....

Senior executives in the food and beverage industry are hopeful of improved revenue and profitability in 2010 but believe strong growth will not be seen until 2011 and beyond, according to a recent survey...